Nepal Peak | 1936 E side

A Germany expedition to Nepal Peak in 1936 via E side, led by Paul Bauer. Summit reached on 10th September 1936. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2982
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1936
Season	2
Host Country	3
Route 1	E side
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Paul Bauer
Sponsor	-
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	2nd
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1936-09-10
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7177
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Attempted Kirat Chuli (KIRA-362-01) and Gimmigela Chuli (GIMM-362-01)
Campsites	Smt(10/09)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2431618
Year	1936
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	e side

Members

Field	Value
ID	21912
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Member ID	01
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1936
Season	2
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Bauer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1896
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1896-1990) Died 1 September 1990
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2411942
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul bauer
Year of Birth	1896
Year	1936
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	21915
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Member ID	04
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1936
Season	2
First Name	Karl
Last Name	Wien
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1906
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Germany
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7177
Summit Date 1	1936-09-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1906-1937) Died 15 June 1937 on Nanga Parbat in avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2415434
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karl wien
Year of Birth	1906
Year	1936
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	21916
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Member ID	02
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1936
Season	2
First Name	Adolf
Last Name	Goettner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1914
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7177
Summit Date 1	1936-09-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	2
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1914-1937) Died 15 June 1937 on Nangpa Parbat in avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2418321
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adolf goettner
Year of Birth	1914
Year	1936
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	26077
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Member ID	03
Peak ID	NEPA
Year	1936
Season	2
First Name	Guenther
Last Name	Hepp
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1909
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2416397
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	guenther hepp
Year of Birth	1909
Year	1936
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Paul Bauer	M	1896	Germany	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Karl Wien	M	1906	Germany	Climber	Munich, Germany	-	Details Other expeditions
Adolf Goettner	M	1914	Germany	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Guenther Hepp	M	1909	Germany	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	846
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Reference ID	01
Year	1936
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Bauer, Paul
Title	Himalayan Quest
Publisher	Nicolson & Watson, London
Publication Date	1938
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	B173
Notes	English edition of "Auf Kundfahrt im Himalaja"

Field	Value
ID	847
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Reference ID	02
Year	1936
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Bauer, Paul
Title	Auf Kundfahrt im Himalaja
Publisher	Knorr & Hirth, Munchen
Publication Date	1937
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	B173
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3545
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Reference ID	03
Year	1936
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Bauer, Paul
Title	The German Sikkim Expedition, 1936
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1937
Language	-
Citation	49:41-49 (1937)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3546
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Reference ID	04
Year	1936
Type	2
Journal	HJ
Author	Wien, Karl
Title	The Ascent of Siniolchu and Simvu North Peak
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1937
Language	-
Citation	9:62-65 (1937)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13782
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Reference ID	05
Year	1936
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/09/6/the-ascent-of-siniolchu-and-simvu-north-peak/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13980
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	NEPA36201
Reference ID	06
Year	1936
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1937_files/AJ49%2041-48%20Bauer%20Sikkim%201936.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
NEPA36201	-	Bauer, Paul	Himalayan Quest	Nicolson & Watson, London	-	B173
NEPA36201	-	Bauer, Paul	Auf Kundfahrt im Himalaja	Knorr & Hirth, Munchen	-	B173
NEPA36201	AJ	Bauer, Paul	The German Sikkim Expedition, 1936	-	49:41-49 (1937)	-
NEPA36201	HJ	Wien, Karl	The Ascent of Siniolchu and Simvu North Peak	-	9:62-65 (1937)	-
NEPA36201	-	-	https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/09/6/the-ascent-of-siniolchu-and-simvu-north-peak/	-	-	-
NEPA36201	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1937_files/AJ49%2041-48%20Bauer%20Sikkim%201936.pdf	-	-	-